Image Schema/Orientational
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space concepts involving IN-OUT, UP- DOWN, FAR-NEAR, CONTACT, CENTER-PERIPHERY, etc., whether they are prepositions (e.g. “in”, “on”), adverbs (e.g. “up”, “down”), nouns (e.g. “center”, “core”, “margin”), adjectives (e.g. “far”, “adjacent”), or verbs (e.g. “touch”, “connect”, “fall”).